Preparation for married life according to the canon law

V ANGLICKÉM JAZYCE Titule: Preparation for entering marriage according to the canon law The topic of this diploma paper is the marriage preparation according to canonical law. Thesis is divided into three parts. The first chapter is focused on pastoral fields of marriage preparation. The next part discusses pre-marital enquiry in ecclesiastical law as well as nuptial protocol. The third chapter examines the difficulties that ought to have been discovered during the preparation but have to be adequately solved later (usually dispense claims). Included in the diploma paper is also a research of 49 engaged couples carried out in order to survey pastoral and legal marriage preparation in practise. Key words: marriage preparation, canonical law, engaged couples, nuptial protocol, dispens